NME Awards

Gli NME Awards sono premi per la musica conferiti annualmente dalla rivista musicale NME. La prima cerimonia di premiazione si tenne nel 1953, poco dopo la fondazione della rivista.

Cronologia

NME Premier Awards 2000

Host: Steve Lamacq e Mary Anne Hobbs.

La cerimonia si svolse al Mermaid Theatre di Londra il 1º febbraio 2000.

• Best Single (readers' vote): Blur, for "Tender"
• Single of the Year (NME vote): Aphex Twin, for "Windowlicker"
• Best Album (readers' vote): The Flaming Lips, for The Soft Bulletin
• Album of the Year (NME vote): The Flaming Lips, for The Soft Bulletin
• Best Band: Blur
• Best Solo Artist - Beck
• Best New Artist: Muse
• Best Video: Blur, for "Coffee & TV"
• Best Live Act (NME vote): Mogwai
• Best Live Act (Readers' vote): Super Furry Animals
• Best Dance Act: The Chemical Brothers
• On The Decks Awards For Dance Act of The Year: Death In Vegas
• Best TV Show: The Royle Family
• Best Radio Show: Steve Lamacq - Evening Session
• Best Musical Event: Glastonbury Festival
• Radio 1 Evening Session of the Year: Supergrass
• The Breezeblock Mix of the Year: Jon Carter
• Best DJ: Fatboy Slim
• Best Artist: Travis
• Best Performance at NME Premier Shows: Ooberman
• The Philip Hall "On" Award for Brightest Hope: Terris
• Best Band Ever: The Beatles
• Best Single Ever: Nirvana, for "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
• Worst Single Ever: Insane Clown Posse, for "Chicken Huntin"
• Best Album Ever: The Stone Roses, for The Stone Roses
• Dickhead Of The Year: Violent J, of Insane Clown Posse
• Godlike Services To Music: Shaun Ryder
• Worst Record Of The Year: Vengaboys, for We're Going to Ibiza
• Best Film: The Blair Witch Project

NME Awards 2001

Host: Peter Kay

• Best Single: Coldplay, for Yellow
• Best Album: Primal Scream, for XTRMNTR
• Best Band: Radiohead
• Worst Band: Insane Clown Posse
• Worst Album: Insane Clown Posse, for "Carnival of Carnage"
• Best Solo Artist: Badly Drawn Boy
• Best Rock Act: U2
• Best Hip Hop/Rap Act: Eminem
• Best Pop Act: All Saints
• Best Dance Act: Fatboy Slim
• Best Metal Act: Marilyn Manson
• Best New Band: Coldplay
• Best Live Act: Moby
• Brightest Hope: Starsailor
• Villain of the Year: Robbie Williams
• Hero of the Year: Matthew Bellamy
• Godlike Genius: U2

NME Carling Awards 2002

Host: Zane Lowe

• Best Radio Show: BBC Radio One Sessions
• Best Single: Ash, for Burn Baby Burn
• Best Album: The Strokes, for Is This It
• Band of the Year: The Strokes
• Best Solo Artist Ian Brown
• Best Metal Group: Lostprophets
• Best R&B/Soul Act: Aaliyah
• Best Hip Hop/Rap Act: Missy Elliott
• Best Pop Act: Kylie Minogue
• Best Dance Act: Basement Jaxx
• Best Video: Radiohead, for "Pyramid Song"
• Best New Act: The Strokes
• Best Live Act: U2
• Best TV Show: The Office
• Best Film: Moulin Rouge!
• Hero of the Year: New York
• Villain of the Year: Osama bin Laden
• Godlike Genius: Pennie Smith

NME Carling Awards 2003

Host :Bill Bailey

• Best UK Band: Oasis
• Best International Band: Oasis
• Best Live Band: The Datsuns
• Best Solo Artist: Ryan Adams
• Best New Band: The Libertines
• Best Video: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, for Whatever Happened to My Rock 'N' Roll
• Carling Best Album: Coldplay, for A Rush of Blood to the Head
• NME Album of the Year: Coldplay, for A Rush of Blood to the Head
• The Fuck Me! Award For Innovation: The Polyphonic Spree
• Best TV Show: The Osbournes
• Best Single: The Vines, for Get Free
• NME Single of the Year: Doves, for There Goes The Fear
• NME Hot New Band: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Best Radio Show: Steve Lamacq
• NME Artist of the Year: Oasis
• Godlike Genius: The Clash
• Best Film: 24 Hour Party People
• Most Sexy Man: Chris Martin
• Most Sexy Woman: Avril Lavigne
• Hero of the Year: Ozzy Osbourne
• Best Live Venue: London Astoria
• Best Haircut: Liam Gallagher
• Best Dressed: The Hives
• Best Website: NME.com
• Best Event: Carling Reading/Leeds Festival
• Villain of the Year: Robbie Williams
• Worst Album: Robbie Williams, for Escapology
• Worst Single: Insane Clown Posse, for 'Chicken Huntin'
• Worst Band: Insane Clown Posse
• Worst Haircut: Jack Osbourne
• Worst Dressed: Christina Aguilera

NME Awards 2004

Host: Vernon Kay

• Best Radio Show: Zane Lowe
• Best New Band: Kings of Leon
• Best Video: Radiohead, for "There There"
• Best Single: White Stripes, for "Seven Nation Army"
• Best Film: The Return of the King
• Rock And Roll Man Of The Year: Har Mar Superstar
• Best Live Band: Queens of the Stone Age
• Living Legend: Arthur Lee
• Philip Hall Radar Award: Franz Ferdinand
• Best Event: Glastonbury Festival
• The Fuck Off, You're a Talentless Twat! Award For being shit: Dizzee Rascal
• Best International Band: Kings of Leon
• Best TV Show: The Office
• Rock 'N' Roll Woman Of The Year: Brody Dalle
• Best UK Band: The Libertines
• Best Album: Radiohead, for Hail to the Thief
• Godlike Genius: Ozzy Osbourne

Shockwaves NME Awards 2005

Host: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

• Best Radio Show - Zane Lowe
• Best Solo Artist - Graham Coxon
• Best Live Band - Muse
• Best Track - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
• Best Music DVD - Oasis - Definitely Maybe DVD
• Philip Hall Radar Award - Kaiser Chiefs
• Best TV Show - Deal or No Deal
• Best International Band - The Killers
• Best New Band - Razorlight
• Best Video - Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
• Special Award For Lifelong Service To Music - John Peel
• John Peel Award For Musical Innovation - The Others
• Best Film - Huckelberry Fin
• Best Album - Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
• Best Live Event - Glastonbury
• Best British Band - The Libertines
• Godlike Genius Award - New Order & Joy Division
• Best Dressed: Brandon Flowers, of The Killers
• Worst Dressed: Kelly Osbourne
• Best Live Venue: London Carling Brixton Academy
• Best Website: NME.com
• Hero Of The Year: John Peel
• Dickhead Of The Year: Violent J, of Insane Clown Posse
• Sexiest Man: Tony Robinson, of Time Team
• Sexiest Woman: Barbara Knox, of Coronation Street
• Worst Album: Insane Clown Posse, for Carnival of Carnage
• Worst Band: Insane Clown Posse

Shockwaves NME Awards 2006

Host: Russell Brand

• Best New Band - Arctic Monkeys
• Best Video - Oasis - "The Importance of Being Idle"
• Best International Band - The Strokes
• Best TV Show - Gonzo (on MTV Two)
• Best Solo Artist - Kanye West
• Philip Hall Radar Award - The Long Blondes
• Best Radio Show - Zane Lowe
• Best Event - Reading and Leeds Festivals
• Best Live Band - Franz Ferdinand
• Best Music DVD - Live 8
• Best Film - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• John Peel Music Innovation Award - Gorillaz
• Best Track - Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
• Best Album - Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
• Best British Band - Arctic Monkeys
• Godlike Genius Award - Ian Brown
• Best Website - NME.com
• Best Venue - Brixton Academy
• Hero of the Year - Bob Geldof
• Villain of the Year - George W. Bush
• Best Dressed - Ricky Wilson
• Worst Dressed - Justin Hawkins
• Worst Album - James Blunt - Back to Bedlam
• Worst Band - Son of Dork
• Sexiest Man - Pete Doherty
• Sexiest Woman - Madonna

Shockwaves NME Awards 2007

Host: Lauren Laverne

• Godlike Genius Award - Primal Scream
• Best British Band - Muse
• Best International Band - My Chemical Romance
• Best Solo Artist - Jamie T
• Best Live Band - Panic at the Disco
• Best New Band - Klaxons
• Best Album - Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
• Best Track - The View - "Wasted Little DJs"
• Best Video - The Killers - Bones
• Best Music DVD - Arctic Monkeys - Scummy Man
• Best Live Event - Carling Weekend : Reading and Leeds Festivals
• Best TV Show - The Mighty Boosh
• Best Radio Show - Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1)
• Best Film - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
• Sexiest Woman - Kate Moss
• Sexiest Man - Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
• Worst Album - Robbie Williams - Rudebox
• Worst Band - Insane Clown Posse
• Best Dressed - Faris Rotter (The Horrors)
• Worst Dressed - Lily Allen
• Hero of the year - Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance)
• Villain of the Year - George W. Bush
• Best Live Venue - Carling Brixton Academy
• Best Website (excluding NME.com) - YouTube
• John Peel Award For Musical Innovation - Enter Shikari
• Philip Hall Radar Award - The Twang

Shockwaves NME Awards 2008

La cerimonia si svolse all'indigO₂, di fianco alla O2 Arena di Londra, il 28 febbraio 2008.

Host: Matt Horne & James Cordon

• Godlike Genius Award - Manic Street Preachers
• Best British Band - Arctic Monkeys
• Best International Band - The Killers
• Best Solo Artist - Kate Nash
• Best Live Band - Muse
• Best New Band - The Enemy
• Best Album - Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
• Best Track - Arctic Monkeys - "Fluorescent Adolescent"
• Best Dancefloor Filler - The Wombats - "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
• Best Video - Arctic Monkeys - "Teddy Picker"
• Best Music DVD - Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York
• Best Live Event - Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals
• Best TV Show - The Mighty Boosh
• Best Radio Show - Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1)
• Best Film - Control
• Sexiest Woman - Kylie Minogue
• Sexiest Man - Noel Fielding
• Worst Album - Britney Spears - Blackout
• Worst Band - The Hoosiers
• Best Dressed - Noel Fielding
• Worst Dressed - Amy Winehouse
• Hero of the year - Pete Doherty
• Villain of the Year - George W. Bush
• Best Live Venue - Wembley Stadium
• Best Website (excluding NME.com) - Bebo
• John Peel Award For Musical Innovation - Radiohead
• Philip Hall Radar Award - Glasvegas

Tra le voci che hanno preceduto la cerimonia, c'era la presunta performance di Ray Davies dei The Kinks insieme alla band inglese Babyshambles, che avrebbero dovuto esibirsi in "You Really Got Me", ma la performance è stata cancellata.

La cerimonia è stata aperta con una performance dei Klaxons; nel corso della serata si sono esibiti anche Dizzee Rascal, i Gallows insieme a Lethal Bizzle, The Cribs con Johnny Marr e Kate Nash. I Lightspeed Champion hanno suonato il loro singolo "Galaxy of the Lost".

La cerimonia di premiazione è stata seguita dal concerto NME Big Gig nell'adiacente O2 Arena, dove si sono esibiti The Cribs con Johnny Marr, i Klaxons, i Bloc Party, i Kaiser Chiefs e i Manic Street Preachers, che hanno suonato insieme a Tom Clarke dei The Enemy e Cerys Matthews.

Il 27 febbraio 2008 è stato regalato insieme a NME un set speciale contenente un cd con 14 tracce registrato durante il concerto e intitolato "NME Awards 2008".

NME Awards USA

Host: Jim Jeffries & Har Mar Superstar

La cerimonia si svolse all'El Rey Theatre il 23 aprile 2008.

• Best Video - Justice - "D.A.N.C.E."
• Best Live Band - My Chemical Romance
• Best International Live Band - Arcade Fire
• Best New Live Band - Vampire Weekend
• Best New International Live Band - Klaxons
• Best Solo Artist - Albert Hammond, Jr.
• Best New Solo Artist - Mark Ronson
• Best International Solo Artist - Kate Nash
• Best Breakthrough Artist - Santogold
• Best International Album - Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
• Best Album of the Year - Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
• Best Track of the Year - The Killers - "Tranquilize"
• Best International Track - Klaxons - "Golden Skans"
• Best Breakthrough Track - MGMT - "Time to Pretend"
• Best Band of the Year - The Killers
• Godlike Genius Award - Jane's Addiction
• Inspiration Award - Mick Jones

Shockwaves NME Awards 2009

Host: Mark Watson

La cerimonia si è svolta alla Brixton Academy il 25 febbraio 2009.

• Godlike Genius Award - The Cure
• Outstanding Contribution To Music - Elbow
• Best British Band - Oasis
• Best International Band - The Killers
• Best Solo Artist - Pete Doherty
• Best Live Band - Muse
• Best New Band - MGMT
• Best Album - Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night
• Best Track - MGMT – "Time to Pretend"
• Best Dancefloor Filler - Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris – "Dance wiv Me"
• Best Video - The Last Shadow Puppets – "My Mistakes Were Made For You"
• Best DVD - Arctic Monkeys – Arctic Monkeys Live at the Apollo
• Best Live Event - Glastonbury
• Best TV Show - The Mighty Boosh
• Best Website - YouTube
• Best Venue - London Astoria
• Hero of the Year - Barack Obama
• Villain of the Year - George W. Bush
• Best Dressed - Alexa Chung
• Worst Dressed - Amy Winehouse
• Sexiest Man - Matthew Bellamy
• Sexiest Woman - Hayley Williams
• Best Album Artwork - Muse - HAARP
• Best Blog - Noel Gallagher
• Philip Hall Radar Award - The Big Pink

Shockwaves NME Awards 2010

Host: Jarvis Cocker

La cerimonia si è svolta alla Brixton Academy il 24 febbraio 2010.

• Godlike Genius Award - Paul Weller
• Outstanding Contribution To Music - The Specials
• Best British Band - Muse
• Best International Band - Paramore
• Best Solo Artist - Jamie T
• Best New Band - Bombay Bicycle Club
• Best Live Band - Arctic Monkeys
• Best Album - Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
• Best Track - The Big Pink - "Dominos"
• Best Video - Biffy Clyro - "The Captain"
• Best Live Event - Blur, Hyde Park
• Best Festival - Glastonbury Festival
• Best TV Show - The Inbetweeners
• Best Film - Inglourious Basterds
• Best Dancefloor Filler - La Roux - "In For The Kill (Skream Remix)"
• Best DVD - Boosh Live - Future Sailors Tour
• Hero of the Year - Rage Against the Machine
• Villain of the Year - Kanye West
• Best Dressed - Lady Gaga
• Worst Dressed - Lady Gaga
• Worst Album - Jonas Brothers - Lines, Vines and Trying Times
• Worst Band - Jonas Brothers
• Hottest Man - Matthew Bellamy
• Hottest Woman - Karen O
• Best Website - Muse.mu
• Best Album Artwork - Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
• Best Band Blog - Radiohead (Radiohead.com/deadairspace)
• Giving It Back Fan Award - Lily Allen for her Twitter ticket treasure hunt
• Phillip Hall Radar Award - The Drums

Shockwaves NME Awards 2011

Host: Angelos Epithemiou

La cerimonia si è svolta alla Brixton Academy il 23 febbraio 2011.

• Godlike Genius Award - Dave Grohl
• Outstanding Contribution To Music - PJ Harvey
• Best British Band - Muse
• Best International Band - My Chemical Romance
• Best Solo Artist - Laura Marling
• Best Live Band - Biffy Clyro
• Best New Band - Hurts
• Best Album - Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
• Best Track - Foals – Spanish Sahara
• Best Dancefloor Filler - Professor Green – Jungle
• Best Video - My Chemical Romance – Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
• Best Festival - Glastonbury
• Best Small Festival (50,000 capacity or lower) - RockNess
• Best TV Show - Skins
• Best Film - Inception
• Hero of the Year - Lady Gaga
• Villain of the Year - David Cameron
• Most Stylish - Brandon Flowers
• Least Stylish - Justin Bieber
• Worst Album - Justin Bieber – My World
• Worst Band - Jonas Brothers
• Sexiest Man - Matthew Bellamy
• Sexiest Woman - Alison Mosshart
• Best Album Artwork - Klaxons - Surfing the Void
• Best band Blog or Twitter - Hayley Williams
• Best Book - John Lydon – Mr Rotten's Scrapbook
• Philip Hall Radar Award - The Naked And Famous
• John Peel Award for Innovation - Crystal Castles

NME Awards 2012

Host: Jack Whitehall

La cerimonia si è svolta alla Brixton Academy il 29 febbraio 2012.

• Best British Band - Kasabian
• Best International Band - Foo Fighters
• Best Solo Artist - Florence and the Machine
• Best New Band - The Vaccines
• Best Live Band - Arctic Monkeys
• Best Album - The Horrors — Skying
• Best Track - Florence and the Machine — Shake It Out
• Dancefloor Anthem - Katy B — Broken Record
• Best Video - Hurts — Sunday
• Best TV Show - Fresh Meat
• Best Festival - Glastonbury Festival
• Best Film - Submarine
• Best Music Film - Back and Forth
• Greatest Music Moment of the Year - i The Stone Roses si riuniscono
• Best Re-issue - The Smiths - Complete
• Best Book - Noel Fielding — The Scribblings of a Madcap Shambleton
• Hero of the Year - Matthew Bellamy
• Villain of the Year - Justin Bieber
• Worst Album - Justin Bieber — Under the Mistletoe
• Worst Band - One Direction
• Best Album Artwork - Friendly Fires — Pala
• Best Band Blog or Twitter - @LadyGaga (Lady Gaga)
• Best Small Festival - RockNess
• Most Dedicated Fans - Muse
• Hottest Male - Jared Leto
• Hottest Female - Hayley Williams
• Godlike Genius - Noel Gallagher
• Outstanding Contribution to Music - Pulp

Fatti rilevanti

1995

• Oasis: prima band dell'epoca moderna a vincere tre premi.

1996

• Oasis: prima band dell'epoca moderna a vincere quattro premi (Best Band, Best Live band, Best Album - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, and Best Single - "Wonderwall)".

2002

• The Strokes: seconda band dell'epoca moderna a vincere tre premi (Best New Act, Best Album, and Band of the Year).

2004

• Oasis: prima band a vincere il premio "Best DVD", appena istituito.

2006

• Arctic Monkeys: prima band a vincere sia il premio "Best New Band" sia il premio "Best British Band" nello stesso anno; terza band dell'epoca moderna a vincere tre premi (Best New Band, Best British Band, Best Track).
• Kaiser Chiefs: nominati in ben sei categorie (Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Track, Best Video, Best Music DVD, and Best Album). Vinsero solo il premio Best Album, ma il cantante Ricky Wilson vinse il premio "Best Dressed".

2007

• Razorlight: hanno ricevuto una nomination come peggior album per il loro secondo lavoro Razorlight, a cui lo stesso NME aveva dato un giudizio di 8/10. È stato quindi l'album con la votazione più alta ad ottenere una nomination come peggior album.

2009

• Oasis nominati in sette categorie, un record.
• Villain of the Year: (6º anno consecutivo) assegnato a George W. Bush.

2010

• Lady Gaga ha paradossalmente vinto il premio come artista meglio vestita e quello come artista peggio vestita.

Critiche

Anche se gli NME Awards sono stati creati in origine come una "alternativa" ai Brit awards, hanno ricevuto critiche per essere diventati sempre più commerciali. Dopo la cerimonia del 2002, un articolo su telegraph.co.uk riportava che i vincitori degli NME Awards "erano quasi intercambiabili" con i vincitori dei Brit Awards, e criticava l'allora editore Ben Knowles per quello che era stato visto come un attacco ipocrita alla natura commerciale dei Brit Awards.

Le nomination del 2008 sono state criticate sul The Guardian per una completa assenza di diversità e per la mancata presenza femminile.

Note

• New Musical Express, 4 marzo 2006

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